Hamburger Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1 -2 onion, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cups water
1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup
1 dash parsley
4 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
8 tablespoons pearl barley
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
3 (10 ounce) cans consomme or 2 beef bouillon cubes, mixed with 2 cups of water
salt and pepper

Preparation

Brown meat and onions.
Drain well.
Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
Cook at least 2 hours or use a crockpot and cook up to 8 hours.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
This soup freezes well.